When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Tecumseh
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. John Wooden
When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. Dalai Lama
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. Albert Schweitzer
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts. Alan Cohen
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. Woody Allen
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! Henry Ward Beecher
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns I am thankful that thorns have roses. Alphonse Karr
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. Robert Louis Stevenson
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. Henri Frederic Amiel
God has two dwellings one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. Izaak Walton
Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us. Thomas Carlyle
I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that. LL Cool J
Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead
I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way. Rick Springfield
I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes. Ron Perlman
It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks. Christina Aguilera